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Cumberland (COUNTY), NSW Details
History
The name was conferred by Governor Phillip in honour of Ernest Augustus Duke of Cumberland later King of Hanover at a gathering to celebrate the birthday of his father King George III on 4 June 1788.
Description
A lands administrative division bounded on the North and West by the rivers Hawkesbury and Nepean on the South West and West by the Nepean the Cataract river and a line bearing E 20 degrees S of Bulli on the sea coast which forms the Eastern boundary.
Origin
The name chosen for the county that embraced Sydney and its environs. (Reed 1969).
Cumberland (COUNTY), NSW
| title | Cumberland (COUNTY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 15365 |
| placename | Cumberland |
| designation | COUNTY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | SYDNEY |
| description | A lands administrative division bounded on the North and West by the rivers Hawkesbury and Nepean on the South West and West by the Nepean the Cataract river and a line bearing E 20 degrees S of Bulli on the sea coast which forms the Eastern boundary. |
| meaning | |
| origin | The name chosen for the county that embraced Sydney and its environs. (Reed 1969). |
| history | The name was conferred by Governor Phillip in honour of Ernest Augustus Duke of Cumberland later King of Hanover at a gathering to celebrate the birthday of his father King George III on 4 June 1788. |
